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Whales adopting disabled dolphin is the feel-good story of the millenium
Once upon a time, there was a dolphin who was born different than the other dolphins.
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Transparent ninja bike will probably get you killed
Most received wisdom about bikes focuses on keeping yourself visible. This bike is clear. As in, hard to see.
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The world’s largest online nature sounds archive features 8,000 hours of animal noises
Thanks to Cornell's Macaulay Library, you can now listen to 150,000 recordings of over 9,000 species of animals. But you still have to do your work too.
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You can 3D-print an entire building in only 18 months
You just have to print out the building blocks and then join them together with fiber-reinforced concrete.
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Will Germany banish fossil fuels before the U.S.?
German political parties of every stripe now back a plan that is expected to nearly end that country’s use of fossil fuels by 2050.
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Climate change and the cult of the presidency
When we attribute superhuman powers to the words of the resident of the White House, we take our eyes off the way political change really unfolds.
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On Heels of Inaugural Address, Sierra Club Announces Coal Retirement Milestone
I was fired up by President Obama’s remarks on climate and clean energy in his second inaugural address — and gauging by the huge cheer that went up from the […]
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Here’s what a Weezer album cover would look like if Weezer were fat ponies
Just some Shetland ponies hanging out on a beach in their cardigans, no big.
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Taller Wind Turbines Boost State Energy Self-Reliance
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune highlights the increasingly common use of 100 meter wind turbines for new wind power projects, up from the previous 80 meter standard. The […]
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Big Coal to meet its fate in tiny Northwest town
One of 2013's biggest climate fights has quiet Boardman, Ore., poised to become a backdrop for the transformation of the U.S. coal industry.
